St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-16
That the Grand Jury Failed to Re-
turn a Verdict Against
Him
And Give Him an Opportunity to Neet
His peiamers in a Court
of Justice.
A Red Hot Interview, i'll Which He
Very Freely UnbIgdens His
Hind.
He Evidently Has a Hot Rod in Pickle
fer Certain Men and News
papers.

Mayor Ames, last evening, when in
formed that the grand jury had adj
Journed without bringing any indict-
ment against him, instead of being
elated was visibly disconnected, and
boiling over with suppressed indigna-
ton. He said: II am Disguised and
disappointed | had hoped with that
great reformer and eX-prison inspector,
John DeLaittre, at the head of a nom
partisan grand jury, l would be
indicted, and thereby given, a
chance to refute the infamous
charges and cowardly innuendoeS which
the Republican press has been pleased
to bring against me, and which | had
hoped the grand jury would formulate
INTO distinct charges that could be met.
a coward is the most deSpicable freak
OF nature, and l had hoped to meet a
rev OF these daStardS face 10 face before
people as liars, thieves and ScoundrelS,
who are unwilling to confront me
either personally or politically-liars
because they have uttered that which
they know is false and dare not attempt
to prove: thieves, because they have
attempted to rob me of my good name;
Scoundrels, because in their hypOcriti-
cal, sneaking way they have stabbed me
III the back, and have always run away
when | have turned upon them. The
policeman who was discharged for con-
duct unbecomjng an officer and gem
tieman is beneath my notice, and
too low down in the scale
OF humanity for me to enter into dis
cuSSlon with either as mayor of the city
Or as Il private individual. The fact
that hoe ind ar
after the Infamous assaults preferred by
the 'non-partiSan" Republican press
proves that they are simply warmed
over chestnuts from the last campaign.
:! have been i'll my Office all day expect
ing l would be indicted but the pol
trO0nS, true to their cOWardly
Instincts, have Sunk into their
holes and evidently expect that
after l have been covered with the
slime and filth with Which they have
endeayored to deluge he, should not
have an opportunity to yindicate myself
before the people. But they reckon
without their host"
~ ell, what are you going to do
about it?''
Il mean just this-that as the grand
jury has given me 10 opportunity to
clear my skirts from these Infamous iir=
situations and half-uttered charges, de-
signed to degrade myself and family, [
propose to force my maiigners to the
wull."
How so, Mr.. Mayor? Is this an in
tlmation that you will seek legal re-
dress?'
Il don't care to say just what intend
to do. | have been in consultation with
my attorneys, and have another APP
pointment with them tomorrow, and
while | shall be largely Influenced by
their advice, propose to make these
assassins of character face the music
for once in their lives. During last
falls and previous campaigns l over
looked many things said against me,
butt do not propose to tamely submit to
this class of warfare the year around.
| do not care to outline my course any
further, but | think some people will
wish they had not fooled with the bust
ness end of a wasp"